The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-03-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
COLUMBUS, Feb. is-smArn.-Bnls intre]
duced Forbidding the Governor 10 MI the of14y
Of Lieutenant Governor; authorizing Put-n-D =
to build town hall
HousB.-Bills introduced: Authorizing the
Commissioners Of Licking County to transfer
funds; increasing the powers Of the Labor Sta
tistician; allowing justices Of the peace pay for
assisting county clerks in canvassing votes;
amending the tax laws; requiring the Board OF
State Charities 70 spprove plans for jails; pro-
viding for the enforcement Of hens in certain
cases; to index judgments; sllowihg maple
syrup tables TO be made in wrirng. numteS-
Of local bills were passed A resolution was
offered providing for pensions for the widows
and children Of INDECENT soldiers.
COLUMBUS, Feb 2l.-SENATE-Mr Meredith,
Senator Schmeiders successor, was sworn N.
Bill introduced: Amending the railroad color
blind law 80 as to confine the examinatiob to
red, white, green and blue.
HoUsE-A number Of petitions were presented
asking that the effects Of alcohol be taught In
the public schools. Bills introduced: Shorten
ing the time for killing quail fifteen days; pro-
viding the same penalty for attempting to vote
illegally as for doing SO; requiring childrens
homes to be maintained in every county; maxi
ing partial appropriations
COLUMBUS, Feb. 22.-SENATB.-Bills passed:
Regulating the laying Of natural gas pipes;
amending the INDECENT soldiers oct; providing
for payment Of the matured debt Of the State;
increasing the levy for INDECENT soldiers; chang
ing the name Of South Toledo TO Maumee.
Bills introduced: Amending the electric light
law; providing for the inspection Of beef; re-
Quiring stock books to be kept open for public
inspection; relating to the residence Of infirm-.
ary inmates; codifying work-house laws; pro-
viding for the succession to the offce Of Gov
ernor; creating Board Of Debt Commissioners
In Cincinnati. -
HoUsE.-A number Of local bills were read
the second time and referred. Bill introduced:
Providing the manner for conducting contests
for Presidential electors. The general appro-
priation bill was considered, but without coming
to vote. Mr.. Barrett reported back his reso-
luton asking Congress to pass the dependent
soldiers pension bill over the Presidents veto.
On . motion to consider the resolution ut once,
the Democrats demanded the yeas and nays on
the suspension Of the rules, which resulted
yeas II, nays 30. The Republicans voted yea and
the Democrats may The rules were not sus-
pended.
COLUMBUS, Feb. .23.-SENArE.-Bills passed:
Creating trustees for fremen's relief funds;
authorizing the formation of fidelity and guar.
antee insurance companies; providing for
speedy trials of misdeme amor cases; amending
Section 0 Of the Dow law SO that where vii
lages have no police fund the tax shall go to
the general fund; providing for the construc.
ton Of trunk sewers for Cincinnati.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced Providing police
Judge for Columbus; authorizing county com
missioners to condemn material for approaches
to bridges; allowing $4,000 damages to two cit.
izens Of Mercer County. The general appropfi.
alton bill was considered all day without com.
ing to VOTE
COLUMBUS, Feb. 24.-SENArE.-Bills intro
duced: Authorizing counties to receive educa.
tional bequests; changing the order of success
sion OF county officers; authorizing Hamilton
County to purchase Hamilton and Colerain
turnpikes In Cincinnati; authorizing Wyoming
to issue bonds; authorizing Hamilton County
to refund erroneous taxes; providing for the
sale Of personal property by administrators,
executors and assignees; increasing the pay
OF judges in Hamilton County Bills passed:
Authorizing mayors to solemnize marriages;
providing for the election of president of
college trustees; authorizing Dayton to
issue water-works bond; authorizing coun.
ty commissioners to receive bequests
HousE.-Bills introduced: Requiring teach.
ers OF music in public schools to pass examna.
tion; appropriating money for the State Sol.
diers' Home; preventing delegates to conven-
tions from giving proxies giving justices of the
peace final jurisdiction in certain cases: amend
ing the freescape act. Bills passed: Making
general appropriations; providing registration
law for Columbus and Toledo to support m.
diers orphans outside the Xenia Home.
CoLUNBus, Feb. sb.-The Senate met d.
O'Clock q. m. on bill which had been defa a,e,
and was reconsidered, and Senator SuliiN.
introduced bill to provide that the Village
Council OF Millersburg, Holmes County, may
issue bonds to build Town Hall. The body
then adjourned to meet Tuesday
HoUsE.-The House met this morning but no
quorum being present, that body adjourned un.
til Tuesday.